A 'Hair' crystal snuff bottle, 1730-1880. Estimate $2,500 - $3,500 - Price Realized $4,375 . Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2015

The semi-transparent stone is suffused with reddish-brown rutile needles. 2 5/16 in. (5.8 cm.) high, glass stopper

Provenance: Hugh Moss (HK) Ltd., Hong Kong, 1994.
Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont, Massachusetts, no. 1639.

Christie's. THE RUTH AND CARL BARRON COLLECTION OF FINE CHINESE SNUFF BOTTLES: PART I, 16 September 2015, New York, Rockefeller Plaza